What sort of list to you have & where did you get it?

Mary D.

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From: Susan Street <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 14, 2000 2:32 PM
Subject: Re: Glucose tolerance test beverage


> Subject: Glucose tolerance test beverage
>
>
> >>I had bad stomach cramps, dry heaves, dry mouth, eventually diarrhea.
The
> worse was >>over in 4 hrs but it didn't completely clear up until 24 hrs
> later.  None of
> > these were in the list of common adverse reactions.
>
> My 9 year old daughter had the same symptoms, as yours for 18 months...the
> breath hydrogen test, 3 weeks ago, showed she was producing high hydrogen
> levels....linked to lactose intolerance, but as she has never liked milk,
> even as a baby her lactose level was already low, so the doctor her had me
> change her diet to no milk and no fruit for 10 days...the pain was not so
> bad  after 3 days......but when she ate things such as tinned baked beans
or
> home made milk free biscuits, within 1 hour of a new food she had severe
> pain.
>
> I spoke to the dietician yesterday and Laura is now on a no milk, no
fruit,
> no sugar diet......
> (Try telling a 9 year old they can't have the good food items i.e.
breakfast
> cereals, jam, chocolate etc.)
>
> >From my understanding (please don't quote me on this!)
>
> Glucose and Sucrose make up cane and beet sugar and castor, icing, and
brown
> sugar.
> Sucrose and fructose are the sugars that are in some fruits and vegetables
>
> .....and natural flavourings which were in your drink, may have come from
a
> fruit that is high in sugar
>
> Hope this helps...I have a full list of allowed/ not allowed foods to
follow
> now for a minimal lactose and sucrose diet...which I'm finding easy to
> follow and prepare foods for her.
> Susan
>